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Update UDS Connectivity

User Data Service (UDS) is a user virtualization layer that enables access to the third-party data repositories (such as, LDAP directory servers) deployed by your organization. UDS enables CA AuthMinder and the Administration Console to seamlessly access your existing data and leverage end-user information, without having to duplicate it in the standard CA AuthMinder SQL database tables.

CA AuthMinder can access user data either from a relational database (RDBMS) or directly from an LDAP server:

• If you are using a relational database, seed the database with the CA AuthMinder schema as a part of the post-installation configurations.
• If you are using an LDAP directory server and you want CA AuthMinder Server and Administration Console to seamlessly access it, then you must have deployed UDS as part of the post-installation configurations.

To update the default UDS connectivity settings, use the User Data Service Connectivity Configuration page.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the Services and Server Configurations tab.
2. Click the Administration Console option on the submenu of the tab.

   The UDS Connectivity Configuration page opens.

3. Specify the parameters that are listed in the following table in the User Data Service Connectivity Configuration section. Most of the parameters on this page are mandatory.

   Protocol

   The protocol to connect to the UDS service using the Administration Console. The available options are:

   • TCP
   • One-Way SSL
   • Two-Way SSL

   Default Value: TCP

   Host

   The IP address or host name of the system where the UDS is available. The default value of localhost will not work.

   Default Value: localhost

   Port

   The port at which the UDS is available.

   Default Value: 8080

   Application Context Root

   Application context that is specified when UDS is deployed in the application server.

   Default Value: arcotuds

   Read Timeout (in milliseconds)

   The maximum time in milliseconds to wait for a response from UDS.

   Default Value: 10000

   Idle Timeout (in milliseconds)

   The time (in milliseconds) after which an idle connection not serving requests will be closed.

   Default Value: 30000

   Server Root Certificate

   The path to the CA certificate file of UDS server. The file must be in PEM format.

   Client Certificate

   The path to the CA certificate file of the Administration Console. The file must be in PEM format.

   Client Private Key

   The location of file that contains the CA's private key. The path can be an absolute path or relative to ARCOT_HOME.

   Minimum Connections

   The minimum number of connections that will be created between the CA AuthMinder Server and the UDS server.

   Default Value: 4

   Maximum Connections

   The maximum number of connections that can be created between the CA AuthMinder Server and the UDS server.

   Default Value: 32

   Connection Timeout (in milliseconds)

   Maximum time in milliseconds before the UDS service is considered unreachable.

   Default Value: 30000

4. Click Save.
5. Refresh all deployed CA AuthMinder Server instances. See Refresh the Cache for instructions on how to refresh the system cache.